A further account of the progress of the Gospel amongst the Indians in New…

A Little I shall speak. I was young, about 8 years old when my father lived. I did play as other children did, and my father did chide me for playing. I wondered at it, for he said we shall all die. I wondered and sat amazed about half an hour, but I soon forgot it. That Winter the Pox came, and almost all our kindred dyed. I and my mother came to the Bay, and there dwelt till we prayed to God; but I did nothing but sin, as the rest of the world did. Then hearing the word of God, I heard that from the rising of the sun to the setting thereof, my Name shall be known among the Gentiles: therefore all must pray to God. But my heart did not desire that, but to go away to some other place. But remembering the word of ⟨p. 21⟩God, that all shall pray to God. Then I did not desire to go away, but to pray to God. But if I pray afore the Sachems pray, I fear they will kill me, and therefore I will not pray. But yet when others prayed, I prayed with them; and I thought, if I run away to other places, they will pray too, therefore I will pray here. Then on a Sabbath, none taught, and some bid me teach, what the Minister had taught us; but I feared, and durst not for fear of the Sachems, yet they urged me, and I did. And I taught them what I remembered, and they were angry at me, and we fell out, and I went away. I thought that my praying would be in vain, and I laid by praying; and there was Pawwaving, but I doubted to do that, because I had prayed, and I did think they would laugh at me. After I returned again, and was among them which prayed, but my heart did not rightly pray, though I came on the Sabbath day. Then about the time that my Son (who was at School) was born, the Minister taught on 1 Chron. 28. 9